Ren Ito considers the implications of the US’s sudden decision to block foreign access to Anthropic’s new models.
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Innovation
Jun 18, 2026
Ren Ito
The US government’s abrupt decision to suspend foreign access to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models clarifies what “AI sovereignty” is really about. In the emerging AI economy, competitive advantage will come not from owning a single model, but from being able to evaluate, select, and orchestrate many models.
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